Ciaran - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Ciaran \

, also used as girl's name Ciaran, is pronounced KEE-a-rawn. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "black". Ciarán is derived from "ciar". Often Anglicised as Kieran. Name of two Irish saints, a hermit of the fifth century and the founder of the monastery.

Ciaran has 1 variant form: Kieran.

Baby names that sound like Ciaran are Cyran and Cyrano.

Ciaran is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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